In a rather quiet manner this morning, Apple has launched one of (I think) their neatest little products yet: the new Magic Trackpad. Selling for $69.00, this is basically the trackpad you’d find in any MacBook Pro removed from the enclosure and made a standalone peripheral. Rumors of the Magic Trackpad were floating around a while back, but had fallen silent until now.

Good morning! I trust you slept well last night, right after you ordered an iMac, Mac Pro, and several of those cutting-edge, multi-touch Apple Magic Mice. Got your coffee? Seated comfortably? Good. You may now commence screaming, because Apple has announced updates to the iMac and Mac Pro lines, along with the release of a new multi-touch “Magic Trackpad.”

Waiting for a MacBook line update from Apple before you go out and purchase yours? Well, your wait will (most likely) end in September, according to a recent rumor. A post over at ComputerWorld has some juicy details on these updates. According to them, the new MacBooks will be thinner and more round compared to more »

I really enjoy the two finger scrolling gesture on the Apple laptop trackpads. It’s smooth, and it works exactly how you would expect, unlike some of those other built in scroll bars. However, this technology is only available from Apple on newer models; so, what about the older ones? Enter iScroll2. This preference pane software more »